Florence (SC)
to Wilmington (Proposed,
but Unlikely)
I-26 Connector, Asheville
Madison County Section Photos (John Lansford)
Photos of Completed section (Gribblenation.com)
NCDOT's I-26 Connector Project
Interstate 73
Wilmington Bypass (Updated 7/22)
I-140 Exit List (Gribblenation.com)
Governor Easley's 8/22/05 Ribbon Cutting Remarks
Route Description and Photos (AA Roads)
a
bRaleigh
Outer Loop
Free Portion:
Route Description and Photos (Gribblenation.com)
I-540 Exit List (Gribblenation.com)
Toll Portion (under Construction)
Free Portion:
Route Description and Photos (Gribblenation.com)
I-540 Exit List (Gribblenation.com)
Toll Portion (under Construction)
NCDOT's Western Wake Freeway Project
My 15 Minutes of Fame
*Greensboro Urban Loop
Official NCDOT Greensboro Urban Loop Website
Official NCDOT Greensboro Urban Loop Website
History and Photos (Gribblenation.com)
Northern half (I-840) Description and Photos (AA Roads)
*On 9/12/08 NCDOT decided to remove I-40 from the Urban Loop, and add US 421, signage changes which were to be completed by end of 2008, but were not mostly completed until September 2009.Other Possible Interstate routes that have been suggested to NCDOT.
A Few Other Future Interstate Suggestions
Completely unofficial ideas of mine
PTI Airport Connector
Possible
number for proposed freeway that would
run from I-73/Bryan Blvd near PTI Airport to
split of I-40 and Business 40 west of Greensboro, or
for an alternate proposal (the I-73/74 Connector) that
would run the highway from Bryan Blvd. at NC 68 to the I-74
Winston-Salem Beltway (if both parts are built the part running
from the I-73/74 Connector south to I-40, (called the 'I-40 Connector'
in some proposals) could get another number).
The I-73/74 Connector proposal was added to the NCDOT State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) in November 2005 for environmental and
planning purposes. It was under study by the North Carolina Turnpike
Authority for a short period as to whether it should be built as a
toll road. Apparently this is no longer the case. The proposed highways
can be seen in this map courtesy of the Winston-Salem Journal:
downloaded from http://media.gatewaync.com/media/wsj/2004/roadimprov_lg.gif 10/19/05
Durham East End-RTP Connector
This
proposed interstate would run from the current I-85/US 70 interchange
in Durham to I-40 using an upgraded US 70 freeway to the planned
East End Connector freeway running from US 70 to the Durham Freeway
(NC 147) (the project includes upgrading US 70 to a 6-lane freeway
from I-85 to the Connector). The route would then run south to I-40
along the Durham Freeway (which could be widened to 6 lanes). This would
provide a single numerical designation for drivers from I-85 to RTP
and since the East End Connector is funded as Durham's urban loop project
it would be given an interstate number like other NC cities' urban loops.
The even number is appropriate since it would connect two interstates.
I-40 Spur*
*This
was my idea for a better number for the former Business Loop
40 (Fordham Blvd.) freeway from the I-40/I-73 interchange
with the I-840 Greensboro Urban Loop east
to Business Loop 85.
The Business 40 designation replaced the I-40 when that route
moved onto the Greensboro Loop in February 2008. However, in September
2008 NCDOT reversed course and put Interstate 40 back on its old route.
I am looking for suggestions for where an I-740 route designation would
still be useful.
I-95 Raleigh Spur
Number
for route that would use US 64 from I-95
to I-440 now that the US 64/264 Knightdale Bypass is
completed. Yes, it could be an even number like
I-495 (a number suggested by the Regional Transportation Alliance,
their webpage promoting a Future I-495 is HERE,
see the Future Future NC Interstates? page). Extend
it to Rocky Mount east of I-95, if you want to justify
the odd number designation, or east along US 264 to the new
US 117 freeway to Goldsboro (which some officials have suggested
be designated I-795, again see Future Future NC Interstates?
page).
Interstate 193 - Braintree to Cape Cod
Yes,
this is not a North Carolina route, but one from
my home state of Massachusetts. The proposed designation
for current MA 3 between I-93 in Braintree and US 6 at the
Sagamore Bridge in Bourne. If one can take an interstate
spur from Providence, RI to Cape Cod why can't drivers
from Boston to the Cape? Besides, doesn't America's Hometown
(Plymouth) deserve its own interstate?
Some
others suggest this route be I-93, like HERE